Davidson, NC ranks #3,166 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 37 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Davidson, NC include Johns Manville, Geopier Foundation Company, Diversey. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert G. Dietz, III | Johns Manville | 5 |
| 2 | David J. White | Geopier Foundation Company | 3 |
| 3 | David Holden | Diversey | 2 |
| 3 | Mark DeLegge | Boston Scientific Scimed | 2 |
| 3 | Cristy Swink | AT&T | 2 |
| 3 | Evan Barna | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kord J. Wissmann | Geopier Foundation Company | 2 |
| 3 | Brian P. Gibbons | Bank of America | 2 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Stark | — | 2 |
| #10 | Norman LeBlanc | Irwin Industrial Tool | 1 |
| #10 | Kenneth J. Piller | Monsanto Technology | 1 |
| #10 | John E. Shirilla | Unknown | 1 |
| #10 | Paul Jack Moellendick | — | 1 |
| #10 | William Tatum | Mayo Foundation | 1 |
| #10 | Claude Brent Taylor | — | 1 |
| #10 | Noel H. Davis | Ingersoll-Rand | 1 |
| #10 | Thomas Noyes | Commerce Signals | 1 |
| #10 | Kenneth Lee Bost | University Of Texas System | 1 |
| #10 | G. Peter Macon | Saebo | 1 |
| #10 | John Saussele | Robert Bosch Gmbh | 1 |
| #10 | Jay Fording | Lowe'S Companies | 1 |
| #10 | Luis S. Padilla | Actuant | 1 |
| #10 | Craig Amick | Electrolux Home Care Products | 1 |
| #10 | Frank Randolph Bowen, III | Mueller International | 1 |
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